PHRASEL VERB
ELS 11
Break Off : stop suddenly; discontinue
Come Around : change one’s opinion to agree with another
Cut Across : go from one side of an area to the other instead of going around it
Draw Up : devise or formulate; draft, especially for a formal proposal
Fall Away : be withdrawn, especially for backing or allegiance
Grow On : gradually become more liked
Hold Out : continue to exist; last
Let On : reveal one’s true feelings
Run After : follow; chase
See Off : go to the place that somebody is leaving from in order to say goodbye
Call Away : cause to leave (usually suddenly)
Clean Out : empty or rid of occupants or contents
Come Up : arise; be mentioned
Dig Out : find by searching; uncover
Follow Through : continue with an effort or plan until its completion
Give Out : send out; emit
Keep To (Oneself) : remain aloof from the company of others
Leave Off : desist from; chease; stop
Sign Up For : enlist; register
Stay Behind : not leave when other people do; remain
ELS 12
Close Off : put a barrier across to something in order to block entry
Count Down : count backwards from a given number to zero
Draw Out : prolong; lengthen
Get Across : succesfully communicate information to other people
Go Down : suffer a defeat (in a sport)
Let Up : diminish; become weaker
Pay Off : pay a debt in full
Pick Up : gain
Turn off : drive a vehicle into a side road from a main one
Wear Down : tire; cause someone to be exhausted
Catch Up On : do something that one hasn’t had time to do earlier
Drop Off : decrease, decline
Fall Under : be classified as
Get Down : swallow
Knock Down : strike somebody with a vehicle and injure or kill him or her
Stand Up To : meet or deal with fearlessly or bravely; resist
Switch Off : turn off something that is electrical
Take Off : (for flying machines) leave the ground
Talk Over : weigh in conversation; consider; discuss
Work Off : lose or dispose of by exercise or labour
ELS 14
Break Up : (of a personal relationship) end; seperate
Come Around : visit
Dig Up : make a hole in the ground by digging
Get Out : go to a different place (for the evening) in order to enjoy oneself
Hang Back : be reluctant to proceed or move forward
Push Up : increase the amount, number, or value of something
Ring Up : telephone somebody
Set Down : write, copy, or record in writing
Take Up : continue; resume
Touch Off : give rise to; initiate
Add Up To : signify; indicate
Bring İn : earn, yield as profits or income
Build Up : develop or increase
Clear Off : disappear; vanish; leave
Fix Up : repair or renew
Go Against : be in conflict with or opposed to
Hold Back : stop oneself (from showing an emotion )
Run Through : repeat something in order to practise it
Sit İn On : attend a meeting as a visitor
Turn Over : consider; think about, ponder
ELS 16
Burn Out : become exteremely tired
Check Out : borrow a book from library
Come Out For : support or endorse a political candidate
Get Around To : finally do something that one has been meaning to do
Give Out : distribute (to a large number of people)
Hang On : continue with effort; persevere
Leave Off : omit from a list
Pay Up : pay in full, especially when one doesn’t want to
Sell Out : sell the entirety of something
Turn Back : return to where one has come from
Answer For : be punished for something; be responsible for something
Boil Over : be unable to suppress one’s emotions any longer
Cancel Out : neutralize the effect of something by counterbalancing it
Fall Upon : assault; attack
Knock Out : cause a team/opponent to quit a competition by beating them
Move On : start a new activity
Pull Up : (for a vehicle) come to a halt; stop
Run Off : print
Slip Up : make a mistake; err
Take İn : include; encompass
ELS 17
Break Up : separate; scatter
Close İn On : approach so as to attack, capture, or arrest
Eat İnto : use or take away a large part of something valuable
Keep Down : hold at a low level of volume
Play Up : emphasize the importance of; highlight
Make Up : (of parts) to constitute a whole
Rest On : depend on in order to appear or be true
Stick At : continue trying hard to do something that is difficult
Throw Off : free oneself of; cast aside
Wear On : (for a period of time) pass
Die Away : (for a sound) become weaker and fainter and then cease; fade
Get Around : outwit; find a way of avoiding a problem
Go Through : carefully examine or search the constant of something
Hit Back At : criticize or attack somebody who has criticized you
Pick Up On : become aware of; notice
Run Over : go beyond; exceed
See To : deal with; be responsible for; manage
Slip Out : (for a remaker) say without intending to
Take On : accept a responsibility
Turn Out : produce as a result of labour
ELS 19
Act Up : misbehave
Come Along : proceed; develop or advance
Cross Out : draw a line through something that you have written because it is wrong
Drive At : attempt or intend to convey; allude to; suggest
Go Up : be consumed by flames
Keep To : stay in one specific place
Live On : continue to live; survive
Pass As : look as if you are somebody else
Roll İn : arrive (especially in large numbers or amounts)
Take Off : withdraw or remove from
Carry Off : win (an award, honour, etc.)
Fall Through : come to nothing; fail
Hold Back : refrain from revealing; withhold; not give specific information to
Lay Out : explain something clearly (usually in writing)
Make Over : remodel
Pick At : only eat a small emount of food because of physical or emotional distress
Set To : make a vigorous effort; apply oneself to work; begin
Stick Out : be conspicuous or prominent; stand out
Tie Down : limit one’s activities or freedom; confine; constrain
Work Out : end well
ELS 22
Carry Through : accomplish
Give Up On : stop hoping that somebody or something will be what you want them to be
Keep Back : prevent from going past a certain place; restrain
Kick Out : forcibly remove from a place; exile
Lay In : store for future use
Lie With : be the duty, responsibility, or privilege of
Put Forth : presen tor propose an idea
Send Forth : emit
Spell Out : explain in a very clear way with details
Think Through : consider from beginning to end
Crack Down On : deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a severe manner
Die Out : die away; fade; subside
Go İn For : be interested in; participate in like
Laugh Off : not be worried or feel threatened by something
Play Sb/Sth Off Agains Sb/Sth Else : bring two or more people or groups into conflict, usually for one’s own advantage
Press Ahead With : continue to do something that is controversial
Pull Through : come safely through a potentially fatal situation; survive
Shoot Down : destroy or kill something that is in the air
Tear İnto : attack (verbally or writing)
Wait Up : not go to bed because of waiting for something or somebody
ELS 23
Bear On : affect; have a connection with; be relevant to
Do Without : function or live without something; forego
Fell Out : attempt to learn something by indirect means
Get Behind On : fail to do as much work, or give as much money as one should by a specific time
Go Together : be appropriate or harmonious; match
Pick Apart : criticize severely or in great detail
Run On : be powered by; use (as an energy source)
Stay Up : go to bed later than usual
Take Out : withdraw; remove
Wash Down : make swallowing or digesting easier by drinking something afterwards
Brign Down : lessen or reduce
Come On : begin; appear
Fall Back : give away; retreat
Hold Onto : hold firmly; grasp
Look Out For : beespecially careful about
Put Out : publish
Ring Off : terminate or finish a telephone conversation
Sort Through : look at a number of things in order to organize them
Switch On : turn on something electrical
Touch Down : (for airplanes) land
